#3E6334Greenhouse (#3E6334) is a dark, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 139°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.084. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #3E6334 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(62, 99, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(107, 31%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(107, 47%, 39%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 0%, 47%, 61%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.2 -23.3 22.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.459 0.084 139) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Greenhouse shifts subtly: leans toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#45602f — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#426332 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward yellow#3e6334 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#3e6435 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Greenhouse in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.91:1 and against black 3.04:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#96b58e · #6e9065 · #3e6334 · #27491e · #092801 · #000900
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4f8775 · #437656 · #3e6334 · #3f4e1a · #3c3a01 · #332700
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#8fbbb8 · #4ba29e · #577c7a · #3e6334 · #284620 · #102b08
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#adc1a8 · #a37cae · #3e6334 · #343e31 · #13240e · #030a02
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5eff7 · #aab2a8 · #747075 · #3e6334 · #3a4238 · #010102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff8 · #cec6d0 · #a198a4 · #291e2b · #070109 · #3e6334
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbd2ad · #87bb98 · #7f76d7 · #3e6334 · #31406e · #030f20
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#faedfd · #aea9d8 · #965c79 · #3e6334 · #3f3863 · #050002
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf2ff · #96b1db · #9d5c5d · #3e6334 · #602f30 · #000009
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f5ff · #82b8d2 · #876191 · #3e6334 · #5d331a · #030005
#597B50 · #75936D · #92AC8B · #B0C5AA · #CEDFCA
#315328 · #25431D · #1A3412 · #0F2608 · #051802
#44613D · #4A5F44 · #4F5C4C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.